title: Sero-epidemiological study of hepatitis B virus infection in a village.
abstract: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a randomly selected village of Rangpur district from June '94 to May '95. Serum from 1000 human subjects irrespective of age and sex were screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Among the respondents 661 were male and 339 female. The overall seroprevalence of HBsAg was 6.4%. It was 6.66% in male and 5.89% in female. Age, sex, religion, income, occupation, education and marital status did not show any relationship with HBsAg status. Among 64 sero-positive cases, 16 (25%) had no history of exposure to known risk factors and 48 (75%) had one or more exposure to known risk factors (p < 0.05). This study did not depict the national scenario. Well designed studies with more sensitive serological methods are recommended to get the epidemiological information of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in our community.
authors.affiliation: Deptt. of Community Medicine, Rangpur Medical College.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.lastname: Amanullah
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sattar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Rashid
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mollah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D009790:Occupations; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D012067:Religion; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D014478:Unemployment
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens